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The Royal Society of Chemistry publishes its new report on the barriers facing women in the chemical sciences. These barriers disproportionately affect women’s retention and progression, but affect everyone working in academic chemistry.

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Sean Morton, Nurse and Senior Lecturer in the School of Health and Social Care at the University of Lincoln, walked us through the state of UK health and social care, whilst inspiring the next generation of nurses.

6 February 2018 is the centenary of the 1918 Representation of the People Act, which allowed the first women, and all men, to vote for the first time. The 1918 Act gave the vote only to women over 30 and certain privileged female groups.

Women have made great advances in leadership roles over the past decade; however, there are still many challenges to be faced and overcome. While we are all too familiar with the metaphor of a glass ceiling that puts the onus on others, the ‘sticky floor’ puts the ball straight back in our court.

Each year, Women of Silicon Roundabout brings together women in technology and challenges traditional gender hierarchies in the technology sector. Rebecca Gibson, School of Computer Science at Lincoln, went along to find out more...